Festivities start at 8:00 with a handful of hand-selected short films and music performances that have to be seen to be believed, followed by our feature, PERSEPOLIS.
Cocktails will be served, along with popcorn and snacks.
Persepolis presents a deeply personal coming-of-age tale about finding one's place in the world. Based on her bestselling graphic novel, Marjane Satrapi teamed up with underground comic book artist Vincent Paronnaud to co-direct this animated big screen adaptation. The result is an electrifying, heartfelt, and original portrait of a spunky girl who surmounts countless obstacles to grow into a wise young adult. Marjane (voiced by Chiara Mastroianni) is an innocent nine-year-old living in Iran, surrounded by a loving but incredibly protective mother (Catherine Deneuve) and father (Simon Abkarian). She finds comfort in the carefree spirit of her loving grandmother (Danielle Darrieux), as well as music by artists as diverse as ABBA and Iron Maiden. We follow her life story as she comes to terms with her identity and past. It is equal parts coming-of-age story, history lesson, and an animated adventure tale.
This 2007 film based on the autobiographical illustrated novels of the same name won the Jury Prize at Cannes and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and for Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globe Awards.
